Wallpaper removing device



Feb. 7, 19% D. A. HOCH 2,496,794

WALLPAPER REMOVING DEVICE.

Filed Nov. 27, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig.1. Fig. 2

' Inventor .Uonald A. Hoch Feb 7, 1950 D. A. HOQH WALLPAPER REMOVINGDEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed NOV. 27, 1946.

Inventor Donald A. Hoe! Patented Feb. 7, 1950 U NI TED STATES- PAT EN T-OFFICE WALLPAPER; REMOVING: DEVICE Donald A. Hoch, Lemoyne, Pa.

ApplicatiomNovembei-c27, 1946, SerialiNo'. 712,571v

faces, and more; particularly to adevice: in which steam isappliedtothe-paper.

The primary- .feature; of; thisinvention is. to.

provide I a steaming. pan: supported on a. portable standard.saidwpanbeing. adjustable to. a ceiling asthe standard is raisedor.lowered.

Another =feature of. this invention is. to: providea device-ofthis-character having an outletmeans.

for the steaming pan whereby the steam condensing in: said pan. is.drained into a bucket or the like, thereby eliminating the hazard to theo-per- 'ator of being injured by. hotwater; from the pan.

A further feature of this invention is to provide a device of thischaracter that is strong and durable in construction, neat andattractive in appearance, efficient and reliable in, operation,relatively. inexpensive to manufacture and otherwiseqwell adapted forthe purposesior which. the same is intended.

Other. objects and advantages reside inth'e detailsofconstructionand'operationas more fully hereinafter described" and claimed;reference. being. had. to the accompanying drawingsxfiorming part hereof,.wherein like referencenumeralsrefer to like parts throughout, and'inwhich:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the invention,

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on line 2-2 ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectiona1 view taken on line 44 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the steaming pan, and

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein, for the purpose ofillustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numeral 5 represents the base, preferably of wood, having removablecasters 6 at the lower corners thereof.

Centrally located on the upper face of lease 5 and suitably secured tosaid lease is a flanged socket Ba which is adapted to receive the lowerend of a vertical hollow standard 1.

The upper hook ends 8a of a pluralit of guy wires 8 are adapted toengage openings 9 in the upper end of standard 1. The lower ends of saidwires 8 are also provided with hooks l0 which are adapted to engage eyesIlla extending upwardly from the corners of base 5.

The said wires 8 are provided with conventional turn'buckles H which areadjustable to tighten said wires, thereby supporting standard I to base5.

The lower end'oia vertically adjustable, inter.- mediate standard:section [2 is telescoped to fit in standard '7: for vertical adjustmentin said standard, 1 by a set-screw i3v conventionally carried :by theupper end ofzstandard 1.

The upper end 0:1": the. intermediate section l2- is slidable verticallyin a=pan supporting hollow standard M which. is essentially the upperend: of standard I.

The-upper end of standard M is' adapted toifit into aflanged socket Iiaextending downwardly from. the lowerinclinedbottom L511; of a steam--ingpan 125,. said socket. l la being suitably secured to the pan 15:

A drain opening hSiisprovidedinthe'lower end ita of the bottom of panl5, saidropening-adapted toreceive the upper. endofi a.downwardly-extending' flexible; tubing: ll thalowerend: of saidv tub--ing being placed: inzaxbucket'. or the like Ila.

An inlet: boss 58- extends; downwardly; from theupper end Min. of: theinclined bottom of pan; I5 said: boss adapted to. receive; theiupper endof; a tubing [9, the lower end of said tubing beingsuitably secured to asteam supply pipe (not. shown).

Steam entering panlr5is ioroedby pressure out of the perforations- 20 inth upper horizontal? face 15b: of. said pan, and: any: condensation. in:saidpan is. drained to outlet opening I6 in' thebottom of pan l5and-hencethrougli-tubing I 1 to the bucket lla.

Within the pan supporting standard [4 is a coil spring 2i, the upper endof said spring resting against a plate 22 suitably secured in saidstandard It, and the lower end of said spring bears against the upperend of the intermediate section l2, thereby holding standard is and panl5 in a normally elevated position.

A vertical slot 23 is provided in the lower end of the pan supportingstandard Ed, said slot slidably receiving an outwardly extending lug 24at the upper end of the intermediate section E2 to prevent rotation ofstandard M.

The upper ends of a pair of downwardly extending metal arms 25 aresuitably secured on opposite sides of the lower end of standard M at25a.

The lower ends of said arms 25 are secured by rivets or the like 25b tothe sides of a substantially U-shaped yoke 26 extending outwardly fromone end of a conventional handle 27.

Extending between the outer ends of yoke 25 is a cross-bar 28 andextending inwardly from the center of said bar 28 is a split collar 29which is adapted to slidably encircle the intermediate section.

The shorter arm Me of a substantially U- shaped inverted catch 3| ispivotally connected by a rivet or the like 33a to the opposite side ofyoke 26, said arm 33 extending downwardl from yoke 26 and is alsopivotally connected by a rivet 3 or the like 34 to the outer end of alever connecting rod 35.

Said lever connecting rod 35 is offset inwardly at 36 so that theopposite end of rod 35 extends longitudinally under the handle 21.

A bellcrank lever arm 39 is pivotally connected at 39a to said lower end31 of ring 38, and the free end of connecting rod 35 is pivotallyconnected at 40 to said lever arm 39.

In order to lower the pan supporting standard I4, the handle 21 isgripped and pulled downwardly causing the pan supporting standard andpan l5 to also be pulled downwardly, the catch 3| sliding downwardlyunder a dog 4| carried by the section l2 to lock the pan in its lowerposition by a coil spring 40a connecting the lower end 33 of the catchwith the yoke 26.

The pan supporting standard I4 and steaming pan thus being held in alowered position, the entire device may then be moved to a desiredposition. Then the lever arm 39 is gripped, disengaging the upper end ofcatch 3| from dog 4| and the supporting standard and steaming pan isprojected upwardly due to the tension in spring 22.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of theconstruction, operation and advantages of the device will be quiteapparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description isaccordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though I have herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of my invention that the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and within the scope of the appendedclaims.

What I claim is:

1. A pan support for Wallpaper removing devices comprising a lowerstandard, a movable base supporting said lower standard, an upperstandard supporting a steaming pan, an intermediate section workable insaid lower standard and upper standard, a spring within the upperstandard, the lower end of said spring bearing against the upper end ofthe intermediate section, said spring adapted to hold the upper standardin a raised position, a handle for lowering the upper standard, and acatch carried by the handle and engaged under a part of the intermediatesection for securing the pan in a lowered position.

2. A pan support for wallpaper removing devices comprising a lowerstandard, a movable base supporting said lower standard, an upperstandard supporting a steaming pan, an intermediate section workable insaid lower standard and upper standard, a spring within the upperstandard, the lower end of said spring bearing against the upper end ofthe intermediate section, said spring adapted to hold the upper standardin a raised position, a yoke slidably carried by the intermediatesection, an arm connecting the yoke to the upper standard, a handle onthe yoke for lowering the upper standard and pan, a substantiallyinverted U-shaped catch pivotally carried by the yoke, a lug projectinglaterally from the upper standard engageable by the catch to secure theupper standard in a lowered position, and releasing means for the catchcarried by the handle.

DONALD A. HOCH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,208,215 Rubenstein Dec. 12,1916 1,264,973 Powers May '7, 1918 1,639,551 Booth Aug. 16, 19271,879,826 Shafier Sept. 27, 1932 2,164,609 Cusick July 4, 1939 2,332,240Lavelley Oct. 19, 1943 2,377,949 McMenamy June 12, 1945

